Kyle Rittenhouse jokes about taking machine gun to Minneapolis

Published January 21, 2026 3:43pm ET



Gun rights activist Kyle Rittenhouse returned to social media this month, continuing his gun rights advocacy.

Rittenhouse, who was previously acquitted of all homicide charges after fatally shooting two people in Wisconsin, announced his return to social media, crediting the late Charlie Kirk and the nonprofit organization Texas Gun Rights. He said he supports the grassroots organization and explained why he suspended his social media accounts in a Jan. 5 video.

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